Foo Fighters kicked off their 2024 tour on Wednesday, May 1 at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, Texas, and paid tribute to hometown hero Dimebag Darrell during the show. Fittingly, Dave Grohl dedicated “My Hero” to the late Pantera guitarist.
In a fan-filmed video (see below), Grohl begins playing “My Hero” on guitar and addresses the crowd: “This one is for everyone. Actually, you know what, since we're here in Dallas, I'll dedicate this one to an old friend. He lived around here. His name is Dimebag Darrell. What about that? We’ll sing it for Darrell.”
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From there, Grohl led the crowd in a rousing sing-along, while the rest of the band joined in midway for a passionate rendition of the classic Foo Fighters hit.
Grohl has talked about his friendship with Dimebag in the past, even telling a crazy story about a strip club and a road trip gone wrong involving Dime and his brother Vinnie Paul.
“My Hero” was part of a 24-song, two-hour, 45-minute set in Dallas. The show opened with “Bridge Burning” and “No Son of Mine” (with a bit of Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid”) and featured four songs from the Foos’ latest album, 2023. but here we are.
Of course, the band also played hits like “The Pretender,” “All My Life,” “Best of You” and the show closer, “Everlong.” Towards the end of the set, Grohl dedicated the song “Aurora” to the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
As is tradition for the Foos, the band also played a medley of covers including Beastie Boys' “Sabotage,” Ramones' “Blitzkrieg Bop” and Nine Inch Nails' “March of the Pigs.”
Foo Fighters' 2024 tour continues Friday night (May 3) with a performance at the New Orleans Jazz Fest and includes a handful more US festivals and headlining dates in May. The band will then hit the UK and Europe in June and early July, before returning to the US for a stadium tour this summer. Tickets for upcoming shows are available here.
Watch select clips from Foo Fighters' inaugural show in Dallas and see the full tracklist and remaining tour dates below.
Songs list:
Bridge in flames
No Son of Mine (featuring Black Sabbath's “Paranoid” riff)
Rescued
The Pretender
moments like these
La Dee Da
Escape
Medicine at midnight
Walk
Guitar Solo / Sabotage / Keyboard Solo / Blitzkrieg Bop / The Outsider / Whip It / March of the Pigs
My Hero (dedicated to Dimebag Darrell)
Heaven is a neighborhood
Learn to fly
Arlandria
These days
shame shame
All my life
Nothing at all (with snippets of 'Blackbird' and 'I'll Stick Around')
The glass
Wrench
Aurora (dedicated to Taylor Hawkins)
The best of you
Bis:
Teacher
eternally
Foo Fighters 2024 Tour Dates:
03/05 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz Festival
05/05 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival
07/05 – Raleigh, North Carolina @ Costal Credit Union Music Park ^
05/09 – Charlotte, North Carolina @ PNC Music Pavilion ^
11/05 – Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome to Rockville
06/13 – Manchester, United Kingdom @ Emirates Old Trafford Stadium *
06/15 – Manchester, United Kingdom @ Emirates Old Trafford Stadium.
06/17 – Glasgow, United Kingdom @ Hampden Stadium!
06/20 – London, United Kingdom @ London Stadium *
06/22 – London, United Kingdom @ London Stadium !@
06/25 – Cardiff, United Kingdom @ Principality Stadium *
06/27 – Birmingham, United Kingdom @ Villa Park Stadium !@
06/30 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest
03/07 – Gdynia, PL @ Open'er Festival
05/07 – Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival
07/07 – Wechter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/17 – New York, NY @ Citi Field #()
07/19 – New York, NY @ Citi Field &?
07/21 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park &?
07/23 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium &?
07/25 – Cincinnati, OH @ Great American Ball Park #()
07/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Field #”
03/08 – Denver, CO @ Empower Field #()
07/08 – San Diego, CA @ Petco Park &\
09/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ BMO Stadium &?
11/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ BMO Stadium #\
08/13 – Concord, CA @ Toyota Pavilion
08/16 – Portland, OR @ Providence Park #\
08/18 – Seattle, WA @ T-Mobile Park #\
% = with the breeders
> = with cock movement
^ = with Nova twins
* = with wet leg
! = with Courtney Barnett
< = with shame
# = with the suitors
() = with Mammoth WVH
& = with hives
? = with Amyl and the trackers
\ = with Alex G
” = with L7
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